Open Space Advisory Board Agenda and Packet 2020 11 18

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has alerted Colorado Parks & Wildlife about the bobcat and staff are putting out temporary signs to alert neighbors. Ember said that the rangers will log sightings. Charles commented that he's seen a lot of coyotes at Warembourg lately. G. Fall Open Government Training will be Thursday, October 22 at 6:30 pm. Members who should attend are Peter, Missy, and Jessamine. F. David asked about the status of the Davidson Mesa controlled burn that had been planned for this year. Ember said it was cancelled this year because the fire fighter personnel who had been contracted to do the work were placed on emergency alert this year. Nathan added that there is no planned date for now. 6. Board Updates A. Peter announced that his term on OSAB expires at the end of December and he has re -applied for the board. B. Missy announced that her term on OSAB expires at the end of December had she has decided not to re -apply. 7. Public Comments on Items Not on the Agenda A. Chris Schutz (1152 W Enclave Circle) reported that there are some people in the Enclave neighborhood who have concerns about the bobcat, but Chris was of the opinion that the City should leave it alone. Nathan replied that since the bobcat has not shown any aggressive behavior, the plan is to put up signs, but not to take any further action. It would be Colorado Park & Wildlife that makes any decision about wildlife control, and Nathan was of the opinion that they would let the animal be unless there were serious safety concerns. 8. Discussion Item: Wayfinding 101 Update, Current Project Status and Future Project Strategy. Presentation to be provided at the meeting and presented by the OSAB Wayfinding Tiger Team, Laura Scott Denton and Helen Moshak (Power Point Presentation found following these Minutes) Helen and Laura gave a presentation that described the Wayfinding Project and its history, and gave a call to action to get signs installation going. The presentation ended with a specific series of next steps and a proposed re -wording of a current Parks & Open Space CIP proposal that explicitly includes an initial pilot phase of wayfinding signs on Open Space for 2021. Helen asked the board for comments. David suggested that Davidson Mesa should be included in the pilot phase, along with, or instead of, Powerline Trail. He was concerned that if the "Fun Routes to School" plan goes in along Powerline Trail that the signs would immediately have to be moved. He also thought that new signs could be paired with new trails for optimum excitement. Helen replied that the wayfinding sign design is modular, so realignments and updates should be reasonably simple and can be done in-house. She added that many citizens don't use the trails because they don't know where they go, so wayfinding will functionally give citizens new trails. She also cautioned for the need to prioritize getting the plan going rather than anticipating future possible projects. Laura added that Powerline Trail had been selected for a pilot installation because unlike Davidson Mesa, it cuts through a lot of neighborhoods and includes lots of destinations and might get seen by more types of users, increasing feedback. It's small enough to be manageable as a pilot, but big enough to give the full scope of the project. Ember added 12